And new!? Khan vs Peterson .. afterthoughts

[outspoken]

I had it a draw and I feel that Khan kinda got screwed over with the 2 point deduction. But he should of stop once he had 1 point taken off. Plus he HAD been warned

[CFH]

Worst ref I have seen in a long time.

When a ref refuses to call a break, what else is a fighter supposed to do but push?

[outspoken]

I do have to add that the reason I have it a draw is because of the 2 point deduction.. Other than that I would have Khan winning. I was rooting for peterson but man, i have to admit i feel like khan got screwed over

[OumaFan]

He was warned incessantly. And I'm sure I missed a lot of the warnings because of my shitty stream.


To be fair though I'll have to download a copy before I know for sure what to think of the ref.

[Gandalf]

In the other thread I was calling for deductions, so think what the ref did was correct. You can't spoil all night and not be docked. People like Hopkins should have accumulated dozens of docked points over the years. I hate dirty fighters.

The fight was relatively even, but Khan refused to fight properly and kept on resorting to spoiling. He deserved what he got.

[ICB]

This was basically a repeat of the Maidana fight, except Peterson was able to get going earlier. He was the one pressing all night, Khan was mostly holding and running for alot of the 2nd part of the fight. You can't win a fight like that, and Khan was warned so many times it's his own fault.

Lamont Peterson a well deserved winner, and im shocked how aggressive Lamont Peterson was.

[Gandalf]

This was basically a repeat of the Maidana fight, except Peterson was able to get going earlier. He was the one pressing all night, Khan was mostly holding and running for alot of the 2nd part of the fight. You can't win a fight like that, and Khan was warned so many times it's his own fault.

Lamont Peterson a well deserved winner, and im shocked how aggressive Lamont Peterson was.

Me too, but it was great to see him show that versatility. I wasn't expecting him to do it, but that is clearly the way you fight Khan. His handspeed is too much, so get in close and try to grind him down. Khan tires and gets sloppy and Peterson made it his fight.

[blegit]

I think the point deductions would have been warranted if the ref gave a stern warning first. But he did warn Khan several times and there were several times that went missed. Khan was pushing quite excessively and hard at that. The knockdown wasn't legitimate either. Khan looks great at the start of his fights and then he goes in spurts. I think his team needs to focus on that and come with some adjustments in their back pocket. There were a few swing rounds. With the disagreement about the deductions its going to seem to some that Khan got jobbed and Peterson wasn't deserving but the fight was very much in the balance. Not counting the knockdown or deductions the fight could have gone either way in my opinion though.

[JT Rock]

No doubt home field played a big role, right or wrong it's the norm.
Peterson was great tonight, looked sturdy with aggressive relentless attack
Loved the fight, don't mind the decision. Both guys fought big and showed tremendous heart.

Say what you want about Khan, he was tough as nails and wasn't going to wither.

Much respect to both fighters

[KananKrus]

It was a pretty even fight with neither fighter establishing supremacy over the other.

Fighters, British Amir Khan, and Washington DC's Lamont Peterson, negated each other's tactics to preventing a foothold of each other's strategy to dominate and shape the character of the match.

The stick and jab, flurry of combinations employed by Khan almost made the fight his, had Peterson found no antidote. The American though countered with effectivity, the close quarter banging that he was able to impose on the fight. Referee tolerant, this tactic had Khan facing dire difficulty. Absorbing Peterson's phone booth body attack was not an issue he was cool to accept, and his only response was to push off when conditioning would no longer support evasive maneuvers in his arsenal of angles and quick counters.

With a little help in the form of a favorable officiating, given as a home court advantage, Lamont was able to cause Amir to incur a two-point deduction gifts; from pushing off infractions, which was enough to put him on top to an otherwise evenly contested encounter.

It sucks that the referee dashed his flavor in this Peterson win, making it hollow to some on that regard.

However marginal it was, the more dominant fighter really was Khan, disregarding the deductions; a split decision either way was more than acceptable for this closely fought titular fight!

[BIG H]

Not too many arguments, but with 2 points deducted and arguably a knockdown that was ruled a slip, Khan's gotta be upset. If you just look at the actual fighting, he probably won, but it was close.

[0james0]

I'm sure we'll see a rematch in the UK and Khan will win by wide UD.

He was clearly the better fighter, but not quite on the night.

[armin]

I sadly only got to see the first six rounds of this and no copy up yet it seems, but sounds like it was close and controversial. Khan has grown on me over the last few years and from the six rounds i saw he was already showing grit and sturdiness that many say he doesn't have, and well now he can stop chasing pbf at least. Cant comment to much more since I havent seen the fight other than this really has no bearing on the outcome of a bradley khan fight, styles make fights. Also good on peterson on finally climbing over the hurdle, albeit perhaps with a bit of homecookin.

[Mark TKO]

Yes it was close and deductions aside Khan would still have his titles.

But we all saw another deduction coming and like Peterson I thought it would be for the head holding. I had Khan one up going into last.

Khan will come back from this and he hasn't lost too much cred from it imo - but his hit and run style has again showed a weakness against the seasoned fighters. If Petersen had a bigger punch he would have finished Khan in the mid rounds.


Thats life and Khan should prevail in a rematch - Khan has a stoppage win over barrera on his resume ffs ! it happens !

[Dropanuke]

Khan reminds me of Andre dirrell.
Both are girls when it comes to bigger punchers, shit happens and so glad khan got beat